Emma Shak, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Shak is the Medical Director of the San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic where she is committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive primary care to veterans experiencing homelessness, while also educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Education

2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California

Residency final year, 06/2016 - Internal Medicine, UCSF

Primary Care Track, 06/2015 - Internal Medicine, Emory University

MD, 05/2013 - Medicine, Emory University

Publications

Shak EB, Berry L, Chow B, Abramowitz S, Mehta KM. The Pre-Medical Health Coach (PHC) program: pre-medical students as volunteer health coaches at a safety-net hospital in California, 2016-2020. BMC medical education 2025. PMID: 40016693
Su K, Maitra MR, Peeples AD, Goodman O, Tsai J, Lee D, Lam K, Lubens P, Zamora K, Shak E, Brown RT. Developing an Intervention to Enhance Aging in Place for Older Veterans Living in Permanent Supportive Housing. The Gerontologist 2025. PMID: 39878691
Shak EB, France AM, Cowan L, Starks AM, Grant J. Representativeness of Tuberculosis Genotyping Surveillance in the United States, 2009-2010. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2015. PMID: 26556930